Travel Surgical Technician
Wauwatosa, WI
TNAA TotalMed RN
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

SimpliFi Clinical Interview
UNIT: Surg Tech

o   Mostly adults, can take to as young as 16 years old. Younger patients need approval from the medical director, including weight restrictions

o   Lower acuity/same day surgical cases, to include but not limited to:

▪        Ortho –
●       Arthroscopy – shoulders and knees primarily (occasionally hips)
●       Podiatry
●       Total Joints – shoulders/hips/knees, up to 2/day

▪        Interventional Pain Management
●       Epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablations, cervical/lumbar injections

▪        Endoscopy –
●       EGD/Colonoscopies, Sigmoidoscopy, Bravo procedures
●       No pill cams
●       Will hire strictly Endo RN’s if needed - if posted for an Endo RN will need this experience only and the Ortho/Interventional Pain is only preferred

●       Patient Ratios:
o   Pre-op - 1:1
o   PACU/Phase I - 1:1
o   Phase II- 3:1

Required Certifications:

o   RN:

▪        OR RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS
▪        Pre/PACU RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS
▪        Endo RN – BLS, ACLS, PALS

o   Surgical Tech: BLS; no national certification required, only graduation from an accredited program
o   Anesthesia Tech: BLS; graduation from accredited program OR training as an Anesthesia tech in some capacity (ex: military training)
o   Endo Tech: BLS
o   CNA (to work with PACU patients): BLS, certified CNA
o   Sterile Processing Tech: BLS is no longer required, CRCST or CBSPD (strongly preferred)

●   Skills required:

o   OR/Endo RN: Endoscopy experience to include procedural sedation, experience with the above-mentioned patient types, prepping case carts

o   Pre/PACU: Pre-Op, Recovery of Phase I & II PACU patients, as well as discharge experience

o   Surgical Tech: experience in the above-mentioned cases, prepping case carts

o   Anesthesia Tech: assisting with intubation (needs to know how to help the anesthesiologist), room turnover to include head of bed/Anesthesia monitors, proficiency with doing nerve blocks, IV start skills

o   Endo Tech: Cleaning, handling & storing of scopes, sterile process techniques, general endo experience to include the above-mentioned patient types

o   CNA (PACU): comfortability to assist RN staff in the care of post-anesthesia patients to include but not limited to patient care, vitals, stocking supplies, assisting with discharge, general education

o   Sterile Processing Tech: decontamination, assembly, and sterilization experience; experience assembling a variety of sets, inspecting, cleaning, sorting, & wrapping; will not prep case carts

●       Support on the Unit:

o   Lead Ortho RN and ST
o   Supervisor in house
o   Educator in house
o   Director - offsite

●       Charting System:
o   Epic – Required for RNs

●       Equipment Used:

o   Endo Tech:
▪        Medivators
▪        Scope Buddies

o   Sterile Processing Tech
▪        SPM (preferred experience)

●       Floating: If yes, where?
▪        There is potential to be required to float to Grafton Hospital on days when the census is low at Mayfair (approximately 35 minutes away)

●       Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?

o   Scrub Color: Scrubs are Provided
o   Free Parking? Yes
o   No cafeteria on site – traveler should bring in their lunch